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Suffragan diocese Minna, Nigeria

Diocese of Minna

Minnaën(sis)

The Diocese of Minna is a Latin Church diocese in Niger State, Nigeria, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Kaduna. Erected as an apostolic prefecture in 1964, it was elevated to a diocese on 17 September 1973, and its seat is St. Michael's Cathedral in Minna.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for St. Michael's Cathedral, in Minna, Nigeria.

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Established
1973
Catholics
65,858
Priests
89
Territory
56,229 km²

Parishes and churches

57 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Martin Igwe Uzoukwu

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The cathedral

St. Michael's Cathedral stands in Minna, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

The city of Minna in Nigeria is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Minna (Latin: Minnaën(sis)), which belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Kaduna.